MOUNT MAUNGANUI
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MOUNT MAUNGANUI
MT MAUNGANUI - 1 MOUNT MAUNGANUI by Martin Broederlow and Phil Higgins Introduction Mt Maunganui (Mauao) is located in the western Bay of Plenty at the mouth of the Port of Tauranga harbour. The crags are just off the beach and close to the local township, so don't expect a remote experience however there is easy access to a coffee and swimming if that's what you're looking for. The climbs are generally clean and solid though there are some routes established amongst poor quality rock - care should be taken not to lobotomise your belayer. The access track sees plenty of traffic so expect passers-by and perhaps an audience. Please be considerate to other users. Consider all routes to be bolted unless stated otherwise and all routes are described left to right. Access * New * Cafe , Zealand's Best * Instruction * Workshops * Hire Gear (Ropes) * Run by Climbers for Gear Shop Accommodation Gear Clinics Guiding Service Crag Information Climbers for more information visit www.rockclimb.co.nz. Email [email protected] Telephone / Fax (07) 872 2533 1424 Owairaka Valley Road Wharepapa South RD 7 Te Awamutu New Zealand Mount Maunganui is in the western Bay Of Plenty, surely the jewel of New Zealands provinces. To reach the crag head to the Mt Maunganui beach, at the base of Mt Maunganui (Mauao). Find the surf club on the west end of the mount beach and then climb the Mount using the summit track (Oruaine track), staying on the seaward side. It is a well benched, easy track and a 15 minute walk will get you to Cables Wall. Disclaimer The author, publisher, and landowners take no responsibility for damages, injury, disability, or death resulting from the use of this guide. This guide does not guarantee any of the fixed gear, including bolts, peg, or belays mentioned in this guide. All fixed gear is to be used at the climbers own risk. Ownership of the guide does not grant you entry onto the property or crag. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of the information in this guide. Climb at your own risk. GEAR There are few traditionally protected routes here but if your do pack the rack you'll need a full rack of cams and wires plus hexes if you have them and 10 quickdraws. www.freeclimb.co.nz Number One, for up to date Rock Climbing Information MT MAUNGANUI - 2 Cables Wall Figure 2: WarratahWall Left The Cables Wall is the first rock face as you climb the access track. A well travelled area that is one of the most sheltered from the wind. 1. Sans Travail (16) 10m The first route on the left past five bolts to a SRB anchor. Chris Devenoges, Phil Higgins 2. Cables I (17) 10m Climb the face past five bolts. Decievingly awkward. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 3. EEC (17) 10m Climb the face and arete past the horizontal break. The crux is in the final moves, an exciting finish to an excellent route. Five bolts. Phil Higgins, Melanie Blomfield Figure 1: Cables Wall 4. Short Arete (20) 9m The short route to on the left of the first wall. A steep start to the ledge and the only peg on the route. The crux is well protected by a single peg. Phil Higgins Warratah Wall Left 5. Unnamed Sport Route (19) 11m Short steep start past one bolt, use the crack to mantle to the ledge. Past one more bolt on the headwall to DRB. Phil Higgins www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. MT MAUNGANUI - 3 Figure 3: Warratah Wall Right Side 6. Dreamweaver (17) 11m Steep move to the ledge and then a run out across easier ground. Two bolts and anchor. Phil Higgins 7. Cold Fusion (15) 11m The easiest line on this wall. A delicate start to bigger jugs. Climb though good holds to an anchor shared with #6. Protected by two bolts. Phil Higgins 8. Fatboy (16) 11m The wandering route that starts in the gully. Climb to the bolted boulder, clip the hanger and then carry on up through jugs to the DRB. Phil Higgins Warratah Wall Right Side From Warratah Left Side scramble up the hillside to the base of the boulder that comprises Cable Right Side. 9. Konichiwa Two (22) 6m The face route high above the others. Start from a boulder embedded on the hill side and pass two bolts to mantle a ledge. Climb through the face and past one more bolt to a shared anchor with the next route to the right. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 10. Short Crack (15) 7m 12. Geisha Girlz (16) 8m The juggy line through the weakness on the blunt arete. 13. Hangdog Whipper (19) 8m Start off the low boulder and over the bulge to the bolt (don't miss this clip!). Straight up to the DRB anchor. Phil Higgins www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. Climb the line of bolts to the right of the crack. Three bolts to anchor. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 11. Nami (16) 8m The leftmost line on the bolder. Start at the left corner and climb tending right to the DBC anchor shared with the route below. Chris Devenoges, Phil Higgins MT MAUNGANUI - 4 Figure 4: Mike Memorial Wall Left Mike Memorial Wall Contining past the Warratah Wall and 30 metres down the access track is the largest face on the Mount, the middle section of which protrudes right on to the path. To the left is a spot to drop your bags and several fun routes steeper than at Cables. A nice progression from the Cables Wall and a good spot if your your looking for longer routes. 14. Midori Illusion (17) 10m The right most route on this face, climb off above the flax bush past four bolts to a DRB anchor. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 15. Mike Memorial (16) 10m Through the weak line on the blunt arete to a anchor shared with the route to the left. Three bolts to the anchor. Originally a trad climb during the FA, Mike Avard took a fall from the top moves onto a horizontal hex at half height. His belayer jumping back to the path gave him a comfortable three feet from the ground! Mike Avard, Phil Higgins, John Murray 83 16. Mono (20) 10m The first clip is the peg,keep climbing past two bolts and the bulge to anchor. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 17. Roland Gerade Gemacht (20) 10m Takes the centre line and passes left of the broken flake near the bottom of the crag. Well protected crux but some spaced holds, climb past three bolts to the anchor. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges 18. The Shoulder (18) 10m Steeper than you'd expect but good holds up there. This line takes the face immediately left of the obvious chimney. Four bolts and well worth the outing. Phil Higgins, Inga Rechel 19. Dropkick Wizzer (18) 22m Walk past the gully and back down on to the path, there are variations on the start of this route, so choose your own. This wandering route moves through the small roof and up over the arete moving left. Stick to the arete through fantastic airy moves and a run out finish. Phil Higgins, Dave Vass 20. Cosmic Baby (21) 22m Takes the direct line through the roof and headwall. Sustained moves at the top of this route, keep left of the cleft at the top of the face. Nine bolts. Phil Higgins www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. Phil Higgins MT MAUNGANUI - 5 Tsunami (17) 22m Figure 5: Mike Memorial Wall Right Side This route is a variation of 'Surfs Up'. Start at the glue directly to the right of the start of 'Cosmic Baby', pull the roof past two more and move right to join 'Surfs Up'. A must do route and best at the grade at the Mount. 21. Surfs Up (17) 22m A wandering route that passes through the weakness in the roof from right to left. Long slings will help with the rope drag as you move right up the ramp on great holds. Move left again to the cleft in the rock and up to a shared anchor with Cosmic Baby, eight bolts. It has an easy but exposed finish. Phil Higgins, Ian Graves The Great Rock and Roll Trundle (18) 22m The distinctive crack up the face and through the overhang. All trad baby til you clip the anchor of Scott's Climb. Legend has it origanally sent in Mum's slippers! Roland Foster, Marty Beare 81 23. Scott's Climb (20) 22m Some would say the best route on the Mount. This outing is unmissable - just look for the six shiny ringbolts though the roof. Big Fanny (16) 22m Brought a rack? This trad line takes the crack system to the right of Scott's Climb. Follow the right most of the two c racks. It doesn't see a lot of trafiic so maybe dirty at times. Phil Higgins, John Murray 82 25. Wongi's Wife (19) 16m This balancey route requires a little less grunt and more finesse than the last offerings. Protected by five bolts, start from the broken ground and move up keeping right of the seam to a DRB. 26. De Homme Semence (18) 16m Takes the centre of this face and shares a DRB with #25. A high first clip, use your feet on his delicate number past three bolts. Chris Deveoges 27. Au Vue (18) 16m Starts in the weak band of rock. Climb to the right of the seam until the ledge until finishing atthe ledge and anchor. Four bolts. Phil Higgins www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. 28. Skinny and Fatty (17) The trad line to the right of the bolted face routes. Mike Briggs MT MAUNGANUI - 6 From Mike Memorial wall walk up the path 20 metres to the next bend in the path. Here is a prominent arete with a flat face at it's base. The top right hand side of this face has a large sculpted hole with honeycomb features. This arete looks back towards Mike Memorial right side and there are a few routes in it's vicinity. Simone (17) 12m Starting from the base of the face and climbing direct, or from the short arete to it's left climb easy ground to the high first clip then continue up and right through featured terrain to the blunt arete above the sculpted hole. Climb up and left to the ledge and DRB anchor. Five bolts. Phil Higgins On the other side of the 'Simone' arete are two routes with a shared start. Some of the rock at top of these two may be loose so climb with care. Left Route (20) From the path, easy climbing up to the first bolt and then traverse right and up to the horizontal break. Climb the leftmost route past six bolts in total.. Right Route (22) Takes the right most line, follow the line of bolts keeping left of the crack. Keep walking past this area until you reach a set of stairs further up the path. At the top of these stairs are two short routes, as pictured right. 31. Dolt (20) 9m Straight off the scoop keep left of the arete and jam the crack with carefully placed feet. Chisel fingers help. Up thin moves past the second bolt to rap off the DBC on the small ledge. The rock quality in this area is not great! Phil Higgins 02 32. Grimper (24) 7m Keep to the right of the arete and climb steep moves past two bolts. Good holds. Phil Higgins 02 Walking past these shorties keep an eye peeled for the face with rusty pegs on it, up to your left. This is: Forgotten (14) X Scrambble up to the face to the grassy ledge and then climb up past three rusty pegs, between the two seams . Warning these pegs are quite old and should not be trusted to hold a fall! www.freeclimb.co.nz . Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. Figure 6: Short Routes MT MAUNGANUI - 7 Flesh Buttress From Mike Memorial there are several scattered lines on your way to the Flesh Buttress. Just before the route 'Gentic' there is a band of rock sith two large scoops in it, this is the Flesh Buttress. Between and above the scoops is a black streak, while a yellow streak runs up to the right. From the left most scoop there is a sport line running up throught the black streak. There are two partily bolted lines out to the right of this - be warned they are half protected unfinished projects and climbers risk serious injury using this area. The last climb recorded in this band of rock is: Fleischbeschau (22) 20m Looks dead easy from the the ground. Up the easy slab to the scoop and first bolt. Follow the black streak up past five more bolts to the anchor. Nice climbing, keeping just right of the seam the whole way. Phil Higgins 02 Directly past Flesh Buttress is the last area on the Oruahine track, pictured right. Ulex Europeaus (14) R The obvious offwidth to the left of Gentic. This traditionally protected route has poor protection and if you hold your toungue right a porr anchor can be arranged at the top. Still keen? Thutch your way to glory. Mike Briggs, Phil Higgins, John Murray 33. Gentic (18) 13m The last sport route before the summit. This sport route skirts the edge of the scoop and continues up past six bolts to end 3/4 of the way up the face at the DBC anchor. Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges Gogarth (15) R This wandering trad route starts around the arete from Gentic. At the base of the scoop traverse out right to the ledge and then up the RHS of the massive scoop to the bushes and build an anchor. Phil Higgins, John Murray Last but not least... on the far side of the island, hidden in the bush near the shore is the following route. Green Room (23) The steep sport route with the chain link hangers. Robb Moore www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. Figure 7: Gentic MT MAUNGANUI - 8 Le Altar and the Move Buttress Two great little crags located above the access track - sadly access is currently closed to both. The information here is for historical purposes only and this author urges climbers to respect the current climbing ban here so as not to endanger access to all climbing areas. Le Altar is located above the Cables Wall and the Move Buttress is located near the summit in the vicinty of the windsock. 40. Que Es Mas Macho? (23) 9m Dave Vass May 86 41. Gorse 101 (19) 9m Phil Higgins 42. Phil 101 (18) 9m Dave Vass 43. Auto Erotic Wonder Move (23) 9m Phil Higgins 44. Gordon is a Moro (22) 15m 34. Voluptous (16) 9m Chris Devenoges, Phil Higgins Dec 93 35. Astrolabe (20) 10m Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges Dec 93 36. Weeping (25) 13m Phil Higgins 37. The French Way (21) 17m Phil Higgins, Chris Devenoges Dec 93 38. Trance Route (25) 17m Phil Higgins 39. Litigation (21) 19m Chris Devenoges Dec 93 www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. Dave Vass MT MAUNGANUI - 9 Mt Maunganui Index of Climbs by Grade Page GRADE 19 Ulex Europeaus GRADE 15 7 #5 Unnamed Hangdog Whipper Wongi's Wife Gorse 101 Cold Fusion Short Crack Gogarth Forgotten 3 3 6 7 Name GRADE 14 GRADE 16 Sans Travail Fatboy Geisha Girlz Mike Memorial Big Fanny Voluptous 3 3 3 4 5 8 GRADE 17 Cables I EEC Dreamweaver Midori Illusion Tsunami Surfs Up Skinny and Fatty Simone 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 GRADE 18 The Shoulder Dropkick Wizzer The Great Rock and Roll Trundle Au Vue De Homme Semence Genetic Phil 101 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. 2 3 5 8 GRADE 20 Short Arete Mono Roland Gerade Gemacht Scott's Climb Left Route Dolt Astrolabe 2 4 4 5 6 6 8 GRADE 21 Cosmic Baby The French Way Litigation 4 8 8 GRADE 22 Konichiwa Two Right Route Fleischbeschau Gordon Is A Moro 3 6 7 8 GRADE 23 Green Room Que Es Mas Macho? Auto Erotic Wonder Move 67 8 8 GRADE 24 Grimper 6 GRADE 24 Weeping Trance Route 8 8